Integration of an on-axis general sun-tracking formula in the algorithm of an open-loop sun-tracking system

Sensors

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 7849-7865

  Chong, Kok Keong ^a   Wong, Chee Woon ^a   Siaw, Fei Lu ^a   Yew, Tiong Keat ^a   Ng, See Seng ^a   Liang, Meng Suan ^a   Lim, Yun Seng ^a   Lau, Sing Liong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Azimuth elevation; General sun tracking formula; Passive sensors; Solar collector; Solar concentrator; Sun tracking accuracy

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTH-ELEVATION; ENCODER RESOLUTION; GENERAL FORMULAS; PASSIVE SENSOR; SOLAR IMAGES; SUN-TRACKING; TRACKING ACCURACY; TRACKING ALGORITHM;

SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; TRACKING (POSITION);

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 70350423243     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s91007849     Document Type: Article

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